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“To navigate proof, we must reach into a thicket of errors and biases. We must confront monsters and embrace uncertainty, balancing — and rebalancing —our beliefs. We must seek out every useful fragment of data, gather every relevant tool, searching wider and climbing further. Finding the good foundations among the bad. Dodging dogma and falsehoods. Questioning. Measuring. Triangulating. Convincing. Then perhaps, just perhaps, we'll reach the truth in time.”—Adam KucharskiMy conversation with Professor Kucharski on what constitutes certainty and proof in science (and other domains), with emphasis on many of the learnings from Covid. Given the politicization of science and A.I.'s deepfakes and power for blurring of truth, it's hard to think of a topic more important right now.Audio file (Ground Truths can also be downloaded on Apple Podcasts and Spotify)Eric Topol (00:06):Hello, it's Eric Topol from Ground Truths and I am really delighted to welcome Adam Kucharski, who is the author of a new book, Proof: The Art and Science of Certainty. He's a distinguished mathematician, by the way, the first mathematician we've had on Ground Truths and a person who I had the real privilege of getting to know a bit through the Covid pandemic. So welcome, Adam.Adam Kucharski (00:28):Thanks for having me.Eric Topol (00:30):Yeah, I mean, I think just to let everybody know, you're a Professor at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and also noteworthy you won the Adams Prize, which is one of the most impressive recognitions in the field of mathematics. This is the book, it's a winner, Proof and there's so much to talk about. So Adam, maybe what I'd start off is the quote in the book that captivates in the beginning, “life is full of situations that can reveal remarkably large gaps in our understanding of what is true and why it's true. This is a book about those gaps.” So what was the motivation when you undertook this very big endeavor?Adam Kucharski (01:17):I think a lot of it comes to the work I do at my day job where we have to deal with a lot of evidence under pressure, particularly if you work in outbreaks or emerging health concerns. And often it really pushes the limits, our methodology and how we converge on what's true subject to potential revision in the future. I think particularly having a background in math's, I think you kind of grow up with this idea that you can get to these concrete, almost immovable truths and then even just looking through the history, realizing that often isn't the case, that there's these kind of very human dynamics that play out around them. And it's something I think that everyone in science can reflect on that sometimes what convinces us doesn't convince other people, and particularly when you have that kind of urgency of time pressure, working out how to navigate that.Eric Topol (02:05):Yeah. Well, I mean I think these times of course have really gotten us to appreciate, particularly during Covid, the importance of understanding uncertainty. And I think one of the ways that we can dispel what people assume they know is the famous Monty Hall, which you get into a bit in the book. So I think everybody here is familiar with that show, Let's Make a Deal and maybe you can just take us through what happens with one of the doors are unveiled and how that changes the mathematics.Adam Kucharski (02:50):Yeah, sure. So I think it is a problem that's been around for a while and it's based on this game show. So you've got three doors that are closed. Behind two of the doors there is a goat and behind one of the doors is a luxury car. So obviously, you want to win the car. The host asks you to pick a door, so you point to one, maybe door number two, then the host who knows what's behind the doors opens another door to reveal a goat and then ask you, do you want to change your mind? Do you want to switch doors? And a lot of the, I think intuition people have, and certainly when I first came across this problem many years ago is well, you've got two doors left, right? You've picked one, there's another one, it's 50-50. And even some quite well-respected mathematicians.Adam Kucharski (03:27):People like Paul Erdős who was really published more papers than almost anyone else, that was their initial gut reaction. But if you work through all of the combinations, if you pick this door and then the host does this, and you switch or not switch and work through all of those options. You actually double your chances if you switch versus sticking with the door. So something that's counterintuitive, but I think one of the things that really struck me and even over the years trying to explain it is convincing myself of the answer, which was when I first came across it as a teenager, I did quite quickly is very different to convincing someone else. And even actually Paul Erdős, one of his colleagues showed him what I call proof by exhaustion. So go through every combination and that didn't really convince him. So then he started to simulate and said, well, let's do a computer simulation of the game a hundred thousand times. And again, switching was this optimal strategy, but Erdős wasn't really convinced because I accept that this is the case, but I'm not really satisfied with it. And I think that encapsulates for a lot of people, their experience of proof and evidence. It's a fact and you have to take it as given, but there's actually quite a big bridge often to really understanding why it's true and feeling convinced by it.Eric Topol (04:41):Yeah, I think it's a fabulous example because I think everyone would naturally assume it's 50-50 and it isn't. And I think that gets us to the topic at hand. What I love, there's many things I love about this book. One is that you don't just get into science and medicine, but you cut across all the domains, law, mathematics, AI. So it's a very comprehensive sweep of everything about proof and truth, and it couldn't come at a better time as we'll get into. Maybe just starting off with math, the term I love mathematical monsters. Can you tell us a little bit more about that?Adam Kucharski (05:25):Yeah, this was a fascinating situation that emerged in the late 19th century where a lot of math's, certainly in Europe had been derived from geometry because a lot of the ancient Greek influence on how we shaped things and then Newton and his work on rates of change and calculus, it was really the natural world that provided a lot of inspiration, these kind of tangible objects, tangible movements. And as mathematicians started to build out the theory around rates of change and how we tackle these kinds of situations, they sometimes took that intuition a bit too seriously. And there was some theorems that they said were intuitively obvious, some of these French mathematicians. And so, one for example is this idea of you how things change smoothly over time and how you do those calculations. But what happened was some mathematicians came along and showed that when you have things that can be infinitely small, that intuition didn't necessarily hold in the same way.Adam Kucharski (06:26):And they came up with these examples that broke a lot of these theorems and a lot of the establishments at the time called these things monsters. They called them these aberrations against common sense and this idea that if Newton had known about them, he never would've done all of his discovery because they're just nuisances and we just need to get rid of them. And there's this real tension at the core of mathematics in the late 1800s where some people just wanted to disregard this and say, look, it works for most of the time, that's good enough. And then others really weren't happy with this quite vague logic. They wanted to put it on much sturdier ground. And what was remarkable actually is if you trace this then into the 20th century, a lot of these monsters and these particularly in some cases functions which could almost move constantly, this constant motion rather than our intuitive concept of movement as something that's smooth, if you drop an apple, it accelerates at a very smooth rate, would become foundational in our understanding of things like probability, Einstein's work on atomic theory. A lot of these concepts where geometry breaks down would be really important in relativity. So actually, these things that we thought were monsters actually were all around us all the time, and science couldn't advance without them. So I think it's just this remarkable example of this tension within a field that supposedly concrete and the things that were going to be shunned actually turn out to be quite important.Eric Topol (07:53):It's great how you convey how nature isn't so neat and tidy and things like Brownian motion, understanding that, I mean, just so many things that I think fit into that general category. In the legal, we won't get into too much because that's not so much the audience of Ground Truths, but the classic things about innocent and until proven guilty and proof beyond reasonable doubt, I mean these are obviously really important parts of that overall sense of proof and truth. We're going to get into one thing I'm fascinated about related to that subsequently and then in science. So before we get into the different types of proof, obviously the pandemic is still fresh in our minds and we're an endemic with Covid now, and there are so many things we got wrong along the way of uncertainty and didn't convey that science isn't always evolving search for what is the truth. There's plenty no shortage of uncertainty at any moment. So can you recap some of the, you did so much work during the pandemic and obviously some of it's in the book. What were some of the major things that you took out of proof and truth from the pandemic?Adam Kucharski (09:14):I think it was almost this story of two hearts because on the one hand, science was the thing that got us where we are today. The reason that so much normality could resume and so much risk was reduced was development of vaccines and the understanding of treatments and the understanding of variants as they came to their characteristics. So it was kind of this amazing opportunity to see this happen faster than it ever happened in history. And I think ever in science, it certainly shifted a lot of my thinking about what's possible and even how we should think about these kinds of problems. But also on the other hand, I think where people might have been more familiar with seeing science progress a bit more slowly and reach consensus around some of these health issues, having that emerge very rapidly can present challenges even we found with some of the work we did on Alpha and then the Delta variants, and it was the early quantification of these.Adam Kucharski (10:08):So really the big question is, is this thing more transmissible? Because at the time countries were thinking about control measures, thinking about relaxing things, and you've got this just enormous social economic health decision-making based around essentially is it a lot more spreadable or is it not? And you only had these fragments of evidence. So I think for me, that was really an illustration of the sharp end. And I think what we ended up doing with some of those was rather than arguing over a precise number, something like Delta, instead we kind of looked at, well, what's the range that matters? So in the sense of arguing over whether it's 40% or 50% or 30% more transmissible is perhaps less important than being, it's substantially more transmissible and it's going to start going up. Is it going to go up extremely fast or just very fast?Adam Kucharski (10:59):That's still a very useful conclusion. I think what often created some of the more challenges, I think the things that on reflection people looking back pick up on are where there was probably overstated certainty. We saw that around some of the airborne spread, for example, stated as a fact by in some cases some organizations, I think in some situations as well, governments had a constraint and presented it as scientific. So the UK, for example, would say testing isn't useful. And what was happening at the time was there wasn't enough tests. So it was more a case of they can't test at that volume. But I think blowing between what the science was saying and what the decision-making, and I think also one thing we found in the UK was we made a lot of the epidemiological evidence available. I think that was really, I think something that was important.Adam Kucharski (11:51):I found it a lot easier to communicate if talking to the media to be able to say, look, this is the paper that's out, this is what it means, this is the evidence. I always found it quite uncomfortable having to communicate things where you knew there were reports behind the scenes, but you couldn't actually articulate. But I think what that did is it created this impression that particularly epidemiology was driving the decision-making a lot more than it perhaps was in reality because so much of that was being made public and a lot more of the evidence around education or economics was being done behind the scenes. I think that created this kind of asymmetry in public perception about how that was feeding in. And so, I think there was always that, and it happens, it is really hard as well as a scientist when you've got journalists asking you how to run the country to work out those steps of am I describing the evidence behind what we're seeing? Am I describing the evidence about different interventions or am I proposing to some extent my value system on what we do? And I think all of that in very intense times can be very easy to get blurred together in public communication. I think we saw a few examples of that where things were being the follow the science on policy type angle where actually once you get into what you're prioritizing within a society, quite rightly, you've got other things beyond just the epidemiology driving that.Eric Topol (13:09):Yeah, I mean that term that you just use follow the science is such an important term because it tells us about the dynamic aspect. It isn't just a snapshot, it's constantly being revised. But during the pandemic we had things like the six-foot rule that was never supported by data, but yet still today, if I walk around my hospital and there's still the footprints of the six-foot rule and not paying attention to the fact that this was airborne and took years before some of these things were accepted. The flatten the curve stuff with lockdowns, which I never was supportive of that, but perhaps at the worst point, the idea that hospitals would get overrun was an issue, but it got carried away with school shutdowns for prolonged periods and in some parts of the world, especially very stringent lockdowns. But anyway, we learned a lot.Eric Topol (14:10):But perhaps one of the greatest lessons is that people's expectations about science is that it's absolute and somehow you have this truth that's not there. I mean, it's getting revised. It's kind of on the job training, it's on this case on the pandemic revision. But very interesting. And that gets us to, I think the next topic, which I think is a fundamental part of the book distributed throughout the book, which is the different types of proof in biomedicine and of course across all these domains. And so, you take us through things like randomized trials, p-values, 95 percent confidence intervals, counterfactuals, causation and correlation, peer review, the works, which is great because a lot of people have misconceptions of these things. So for example, randomized trials, which is the temple of the randomized trials, they're not as great as a lot of people think, yes, they can help us establish cause and effect, but they're skewed because of the people who come into the trial. So they may not at all be a representative sample. What are your thoughts about over deference to randomized trials?Adam Kucharski (15:31):Yeah, I think that the story of how we rank evidence in medicines a fascinating one. I mean even just how long it took for people to think about these elements of randomization. Fundamentally, what we're trying to do when we have evidence here in medicine or science is prevent ourselves from confusing randomness for a signal. I mean, that's fundamentally, we don't want to mistake something, we think it's going on and it's not. And the challenge, particularly with any intervention is you only get to see one version of reality. You can't give someone a drug, follow them, rewind history, not give them the drug and then follow them again. So one of the things that essentially randomization allows us to do is, if you have two groups, one that's been randomized, one that hasn't on average, the difference in outcomes between those groups is going to be down to the treatment effect.Adam Kucharski (16:20):So it doesn't necessarily mean in reality that'd be the case, but on average that's the expectation that you'd have. And it's kind of interesting actually that the first modern randomized control trial (RCT) in medicine in 1947, this is for TB and streptomycin. The randomization element actually, it wasn't so much statistical as behavioral, that if you have people coming to hospital, you could to some extent just say, we'll just alternate. We're not going to randomize. We're just going to first patient we'll say is a control, second patient a treatment. But what they found in a lot of previous studies was doctors have bias. Maybe that patient looks a little bit ill or that one maybe is on borderline for eligibility. And often you got these quite striking imbalances when you allowed it for human judgment. So it was really about shielding against those behavioral elements. But I think there's a few situations, it's a really powerful tool for a lot of these questions, but as you mentioned, one is this issue of you have the population you study on and then perhaps in reality how that translates elsewhere.Adam Kucharski (17:17):And we see, I mean things like flu vaccines are a good example, which are very dependent on immunity and evolution and what goes on in different populations. Sometimes you've had a result on a vaccine in one place and then the effectiveness doesn't translate in the same way to somewhere else. I think the other really important thing to bear in mind is, as I said, it's the averaging that you're getting an average effect between two different groups. And I think we see certainly a lot of development around things like personalized medicine where actually you're much more interested in the outcome for the individual. And so, what a trial can give you evidence is on average across a group, this is the effect that I can expect this intervention to have. But we've now seen more of the emergence things like N=1 studies where you can actually over the same individual, particularly for chronic conditions, look at those kind of interventions.Adam Kucharski (18:05):And also there's just these extreme examples where you're ethically not going to run a trial, there's never been a trial of whether it's a good idea to have intensive care units in hospitals or there's a lot of these kind of historical treatments which are just so overwhelmingly effective that we're not going to run trial. So almost this hierarchy over time, you can see it getting shifted because actually you do have these situations where other forms of evidence can get you either closer to what you need or just more feasibly an answer where it's just not ethical or practical to do an RCT.Eric Topol (18:37):And that brings us to the natural experiments I just wrote about recently, the one with shingles, which there's two big natural experiments to suggest that shingles vaccine might reduce the risk of Alzheimer's, an added benefit beyond the shingles that was not anticipated. Your thoughts about natural experiments, because here you're getting a much different type of population assessment, again, not at the individual level, but not necessarily restricted by some potentially skewed enrollment criteria.Adam Kucharski (19:14):I think this is as emerged as a really valuable tool. It's kind of interesting, in the book you're talking to economists like Josh Angrist, that a lot of these ideas emerge in epidemiology, but I think were really then taken up by economists, particularly as they wanted to add more credibility to a lot of these policy questions. And ultimately, it comes down to this issue that for a lot of problems, we can't necessarily intervene and randomize, but there might be a situation that's done it to some extent for us, so the classic example is the Vietnam draft where it was kind of random birthdays with drawn out of lottery. And so, there's been a lot of studies subsequently about the effect of serving in the military on different subsequent lifetime outcomes because broadly those people have been randomized. It was for a different reason. But you've got that element of randomization driving that.Adam Kucharski (20:02):And so again, with some of the recent shingles data and other studies, you might have a situation for example, where there's been an intervention that's somewhat arbitrary in terms of time. It's a cutoff on a birth date, for example. And under certain assumptions you could think, well, actually there's no real reason for the person on this day and this day to be fundamentally different. I mean, perhaps there might be effects of cohorts if it's school years or this sort of thing. But generally, this isn't the same as having people who are very, very different ages and very different characteristics. It's just nature, or in this case, just a policy intervention for a different reason has given you that randomization, which allows you or pseudo randomization, which allows you to then look at something about the effect of an intervention that you wouldn't as reliably if you were just digging into the data of yes, no who's received a vaccine.Eric Topol (20:52):Yeah, no, I think it's really valuable. And now I think increasingly given priority, if you can find these natural experiments and they're not always so abundant to use to extrapolate from, but when they are, they're phenomenal. The causation correlation is so big. The issue there, I mean Judea Pearl's, the Book of Why, and you give so many great examples throughout the book in Proof. I wonder if you could comment that on that a bit more because this is where associations are confused somehow or other with a direct effect. And we unfortunately make these jumps all too frequently. Perhaps it's the most common problem that's occurring in the way we interpret medical research data.Adam Kucharski (21:52):Yeah, I think it's an issue that I think a lot of people get drilled into in their training just because a correlation between things doesn't mean that that thing causes this thing. But it really struck me as I talked to people, researching the book, in practice in research, there's actually a bit more to it in how it's played out. So first of all, if there's a correlation between things, it doesn't tell you much generally that's useful for intervention. If two things are correlated, it doesn't mean that changing that thing's going to have an effect on that thing. There might be something that's influencing both of them. If you have more ice cream sales, it will lead to more heat stroke cases. It doesn't mean that changing ice cream sales is going to have that effect, but it does allow you to make predictions potentially because if you can identify consistent patterns, you can say, okay, if this thing going up, I'm going to make a prediction that this thing's going up.Adam Kucharski (22:37):So one thing I found quite striking, actually talking to research in different fields is how many fields choose to focus on prediction because it kind of avoids having to deal with this cause and effect problem. And even in fields like psychology, it was kind of interesting that there's a lot of focus on predicting things like relationship outcomes, but actually for people, you don't want a prediction about your relationship. You want to know, well, how can I do something about it? You don't just want someone to sell you your relationship's going to go downhill. So there's almost part of the challenge is people just got stuck on prediction because it's an easier field of work, whereas actually some of those problems will involve intervention. I think the other thing that really stood out for me is in epidemiology and a lot of other fields, rightly, people are very cautious to not get that mixed up.Adam Kucharski (23:24):They don't want to mix up correlations or associations with causation, but you've kind of got this weird situation where a lot of papers go out of their way to not use causal language and say it's an association, it's just an association. It's just an association. You can't say anything about causality. And then the end of the paper, they'll say, well, we should think about introducing more of this thing or restricting this thing. So really the whole paper and its purpose is framed around a causal intervention, but it's extremely careful throughout the paper to not frame it as a causal claim. So I think we almost by skirting that too much, we actually avoid the problems that people sometimes care about. And I think a lot of the nice work that's been going on in causal inference is trying to get people to confront this more head on rather than say, okay, you can just stay in this prediction world and that's fine. And then just later maybe make a policy suggestion off the back of it.Eric Topol (24:20):Yeah, I think this is cause and effect is a very alluring concept to support proof as you so nicely go through in the book. But of course, one of the things that we use to help us is the biological mechanism. So here you have, let's say for example, you're trying to get a new drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the request is, well, we want two trials, randomized trials, independent. We want to have p-values that are significant, and we want to know the biological mechanism ideally with the dose response of the drug. But there are many drugs as you review that have no biological mechanism established. And even when the tobacco problems were mounting, the actual mechanism of how tobacco use caused cancer wasn't known. So how important is the biological mechanism, especially now that we're well into the AI world where explainability is demanded. And so, we don't know the mechanism, but we also don't know the mechanism and lots of things in medicine too, like anesthetics and even things as simple as aspirin, how it works and many others. So how do we deal with this quest for the biological mechanism?Adam Kucharski (25:42):I think that's a really good point. It shows almost a lot of the transition I think we're going through currently. I think particularly for things like smoking cancer where it's very hard to run a trial. You can't make people randomly take up smoking. Having those additional pieces of evidence, whether it's an analogy with a similar carcinogen, whether it's a biological mechanism, can help almost give you more supports for that argument that there's a cause and effect going on. But I think what I found quite striking, and I realized actually that it's something that had kind of bothered me a bit and I'd be interested to hear whether it bothers you, but with the emergence of AI, it's almost a bit of the loss of scientific satisfaction. I think you grow up with learning about how the world works and why this is doing what it's doing.Adam Kucharski (26:26):And I talked for example of some of the people involved with AlphaFold and some of the subsequent work in installing those predictions about structures. And they'd almost made peace with it, which I found interesting because I think they started off being a bit uncomfortable with like, yeah, you've got these remarkable AI models making these predictions, but we don't understand still biologically what's happening here. But I think they're just settled in saying, well, biology is really complex on some of these problems, and if we can have a tool that can give us this extremely valuable information, maybe that's okay. And it was just interesting that they'd really kind of gone through that kind process, which I think a lot of people are still grappling with and that almost that discomfort of using AI and what's going to convince you that that's a useful reliable prediction whether it's something like predicting protein folding or getting in a self-driving car. What's the evidence you need to convince you that's reliable?Eric Topol (27:26):Yeah, no, I'm so glad you brought that up because when Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the Nobel Prize, the point I made was maybe there should be an asterisk with AI because they don't know how it works. I mean, they had all the rich data from the protein data bank, and they got the transformer model to do it for 200 million protein structure prediction, but they still to this day don't fully understand how the model really was working. So it reinforces what you're just saying. And of course, it cuts across so many types of AI. It's just that we tend to hold different standards in medicine not realizing that there's lots of lack of explainability for routine medical treatments today. Now one of the things that I found fascinating in your book, because there's different levels of proof, different types of proof, but solid logical systems.Eric Topol (28:26):And on page 60 of the book, especially pertinent to the US right now, there is a bit about Kurt Gödel and what he did there was he basically, there was a question about dictatorship in the US could it ever occur? And Gödel says, “oh, yes, I can prove it.” And he's using the constitution itself to prove it, which I found fascinating because of course we're seeing that emerge right now. Can you give us a little bit more about this, because this is fascinating about the Fifth Amendment, and I mean I never thought that the Constitution would allow for a dictatorship to emerge.Adam Kucharski (29:23):And this was a fascinating story, Kurt Gödel who is one of the greatest logical minds of the 20th century and did a lot of work, particularly in the early 20th century around system of rules, particularly things like mathematics and whether they can ever be really fully satisfying. So particularly in mathematics, he showed that there were this problem that is very hard to have a set of rules for something like arithmetic that was both complete and covered every situation, but also had no contradictions. And I think a lot of countries, if you go back, things like Napoleonic code and these attempts to almost write down every possible legal situation that could be imaginable, always just ascended into either they needed amendments or they had contradictions. I think Gödel's work really summed it up, and there's a story, this is in the late forties when he had his citizenship interview and Einstein and Oskar Morgenstern went along as witnesses for him.Adam Kucharski (30:17):And it's always told as kind of a lighthearted story as this logical mind, this academic just saying something silly in front of the judge. And actually, to my own admission, I've in the past given talks and mentioned it in this slightly kind of lighthearted way, but for the book I got talking to a few people who'd taken it more seriously. I realized actually he's this extremely logically focused mind at the time, and maybe there should have been something more to it. And people who have kind of dug more into possibilities was saying, well, what could he have spotted that bothered him? And a lot of his work that he did about consistency in mass was around particularly self-referential statements. So if I say this sentence is false, it's self-referential and if it is false, then it's true, but if it's true, then it's false and you get this kind of weird self-referential contradictions.Adam Kucharski (31:13):And so, one of the theories about Gödel was that in the Constitution, it wasn't that there was a kind of rule for someone can become a dictator, but rather people can use the mechanisms within the Constitution to make it easier to make further amendments. And he kind of downward cycle of amendment that he had seen happening in Europe and the run up to the war, and again, because this is never fully documented exactly what he thought, but it's one of the theories that it wouldn't just be outright that it would just be this cycle process of weakening and weakening and weakening and making it easier to add. And actually, when I wrote that, it was all the earlier bits of the book that I drafted, I did sort of debate whether including it I thought, is this actually just a bit in the weeds of American history? And here we are. Yeah, it's remarkable.Eric Topol (32:00):Yeah, yeah. No, I mean I found, it struck me when I was reading this because here back in 1947, there was somebody predicting that this could happen based on some, if you want to call it loopholes if you will, or the ability to change things, even though you would've thought otherwise that there wasn't any possible capability for that to happen. Now, one of the things I thought was a bit contradictory is two parts here. One is from Angus Deaton, he wrote, “Gold standard thinking is magical thinking.” And then the other is what you basically are concluding in many respects. “To navigate proof, we must reach into a thicket of errors and biases. We must confront monsters and embrace uncertainty, balancing — and rebalancing —our beliefs. We must seek out every useful fragment of data, gather every relevant tool, searching wider and climbing further. Finding the good foundations among the bad. Dodging dogma and falsehoods. Questioning. Measuring. Triangulating. Convincing. Then perhaps, just perhaps, we'll reach the truth in time.” So here you have on the one hand your search for the truth, proof, which I think that little paragraph says it all. In many respects, it sums up somewhat to the work that you review here and on the other you have this Nobel laureate saying, you don't have to go to extremes here. The enemy of good is perfect, perhaps. I mean, how do you reconcile this sense that you shouldn't go so far? Don't search for absolute perfection of proof.Adam Kucharski (33:58):Yeah, I think that encapsulates a lot of what the book is about, is that search for certainty and how far do you have to go. I think one of the things, there's a lot of interesting discussion, some fascinating papers around at what point do you use these studies? What are their flaws? But I think one of the things that does stand out is across fields, across science, medicine, even if you going to cover law, AI, having these kind of cookie cutter, this is the definitive way of doing it. And if you just follow this simple rule, if you do your p-value, you'll get there and you'll be fine. And I think that's where a lot of the danger is. And I think that's what we've seen over time. Certain science people chasing certain targets and all the behaviors that come around that or in certain situations disregarding valuable evidence because you've got this kind of gold standard and nothing else will do.Adam Kucharski (34:56):And I think particularly in a crisis, it's very dangerous to have that because you might have a low level of evidence that demands a certain action and you almost bias yourself towards inaction if you have these kind of very simple thresholds. So I think for me, across all of these stories and across the whole book, I mean William Gosset who did a lot of pioneering work on statistical experiments at Guinness in the early 20th century, he had this nice question he sort of framed is, how much do we lose? And if we're thinking about the problems, there's always more studies we can do, there's always more confidence we can have, but whether it's a patient we want to treat or crisis we need to deal with, we need to work out actually getting that level of proof that's really appropriate for where we are currently.Eric Topol (35:49):I think exceptionally important that there's this kind of spectrum or continuum in following science and search for truth and that distinction, I think really nails it. Now, one of the things that's unique in the book is you don't just go through all the different types of how you would get to proof, but you also talk about how the evidence is acted on. And for example, you quote, “they spent a lot of time misinforming themselves.” This is the whole idea of taking data and torturing it or using it, dredging it however way you want to support either conspiracy theories or alternative facts. Basically, manipulating sometimes even emasculating what evidence and data we have. And one of the sentences, or I guess this is from Sir Francis Bacon, “truth is a daughter of time”, but the added part is not authority. So here we have our president here that repeats things that are wrong, fabricated or wrong, and he keeps repeating to the point that people believe it's true. But on the other hand, you could say truth is a daughter of time because you like to not accept any truth immediately. You like to see it get replicated and further supported, backed up. So in that one sentence, truth is a daughter of time not authority, there's the whole ball of wax here. Can you take us through that? Because I just think that people don't understand that truth being tested over time, but also manipulated by its repetition. This is a part of the big problem that we live in right now.Adam Kucharski (37:51):And I think it's something that writing the book and actually just reflecting on it subsequently has made me think about a lot in just how people approach these kinds of problems. I think that there's an idea that conspiracy theorists are just lazy and have maybe just fallen for a random thing, but talking to people, you really think about these things a lot more in the field. And actually, the more I've ended up engaging with people who believe things that are just outright unevidenced around vaccines, around health issues, they often have this mountain of papers and data to hand and a lot of it, often they will be peer reviewed papers. It won't necessarily be supporting the point that they think it's supports.Adam Kucharski (38:35):But it's not something that you can just say everything you're saying is false, that there's actually often a lot of things that have been put together and it's just that leap to that conclusion. I think you also see a lot of scientific language borrowed. So I gave a talker early this year and it got posted on YouTube. It had conspiracy theories it, and there was a lot of conspiracy theory supporters who piled in the comments and one of the points they made is skepticism is good. It's the kind of law society, take no one's word for it, you need this. We are the ones that are kind of doing science and people who just assume that science is settled are in the wrong. And again, you also mentioned that repetition. There's this phenomenon, it's the illusory truth problem that if you repeatedly tell someone someone's something's false, it'll increase their belief in it even if it's something quite outrageous.Adam Kucharski (39:27):And that mimics that scientific repetition because people kind of say, okay, well if I've heard it again and again, it's almost like if you tweak these as mini experiments, I'm just accumulating evidence that this thing is true. So it made me think a lot about how you've got essentially a lot of mimicry of the scientific method, amount of data and how you present it and this kind of skepticism being good, but I think a lot of it comes down to as well as just looking at theological flaws, but also ability to be wrong in not actually seeking out things that confirm. I think all of us, it's something that I've certainly tried to do a lot working on emergencies, and one of the scientific advisory groups that I worked on almost it became a catchphrase whenever someone presented something, they finished by saying, tell me why I'm wrong.Adam Kucharski (40:14):And if you've got a variant that's more transmissible, I don't want to be right about that really. And it is something that is quite hard to do and I found it is particularly for something that's quite high pressure, trying to get a policymaker or someone to write even just non-publicly by themselves, write down what you think's going to happen or write down what would convince you that you are wrong about something. I think particularly on contentious issues where someone's got perhaps a lot of public persona wrapped up in something that's really hard to do, but I think it's those kind of elements that distinguish between getting sucked into a conspiracy theory and really seeking out evidence that supports it and trying to just get your theory stronger and stronger and actually seeking out things that might overturn your belief about the world. And it's often those things that we don't want overturned. I think those are the views that we all have politically or in other ways, and that's often where the problems lie.Eric Topol (41:11):Yeah, I think this is perhaps one of, if not the most essential part here is that to try to deal with the different views. We have biases as you emphasized throughout, but if you can use these different types of proof to have a sound discussion, conversation, refutation whereby you don't summarily dismiss another view which may be skewed and maybe spurious or just absolutely wrong, maybe fabricated whatever, but did you can engage and say, here's why these are my proof points, or this is why there's some extent of certainty you can have regarding this view of the data. I think this is so fundamental because unfortunately as we saw during the pandemic, the strident minority, which were the anti-science, anti-vaxxers, they were summarily dismissed as being kooks and adopting conspiracy theories without the right engagement and the right debates. And I think this might've helped along the way, no less the fact that a lot of scientists didn't really want to engage in the first place and adopt this methodical proof that you've advocated in the book so many different ways to support a hypothesis or an assertion. Now, we've covered a lot here, Adam. Have I missed some central parts of the book and the effort because it's really quite extraordinary. I know it's your third book, but it's certainly a standout and it certainly it's a standout not just for your books, but books on this topic.Adam Kucharski (43:13):Thanks. And it's much appreciated. It was not an easy book to write. I think at times, I kind of wondered if I should have taken on the topic and I think a core thing, your last point speaks to that. I think a core thing is that gap often between what convinces us and what convinces someone else. I think it's often very tempting as a scientist to say the evidence is clear or the science has proved this. But even on something like the vaccines, you do get the loud minority who perhaps think they're putting microchips in people and outlandish views, but you actually get a lot more people who might just have some skepticism of pharmaceutical companies or they might have, my wife was pregnant actually at the time during Covid and we waited up because there wasn't much data on pregnancy and the vaccine. And I think it's just finding what is convincing. Is it having more studies from other countries? Is it understanding more about the biology? Is it understanding how you evaluate some of those safety signals? And I think that's just really important to not just think what convinces us and it's going to be obvious to other people, but actually think where are they coming from? Because ultimately having proof isn't that good unless it leads to the action that can make lives better.Eric Topol (44:24):Yeah. Well, look, you've inculcated my mind with this book, Adam, called Proof. Anytime I think of the word proof, I'm going to be thinking about you. So thank you. Thanks for taking the time to have a conversation about your book, your work, and I know we're going to count on you for the astute mathematics and analysis of outbreaks in the future, which we will see unfortunately. We are seeing now, in fact already in this country with measles and whatnot. So thank you and we'll continue to follow your great work.**************************************Thanks for listening, watching or reading this Ground Truths podcast/post.If you found this interesting please share it!That makes the work involved in putting these together especially worthwhile.I'm also appreciative for your subscribing to Ground Truths. All content —its newsletters, analyses, and podcasts—is free, open-access. 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As a winning title, my book will be shipped to thousands of thoughtful readers like you, featured alongside a reading guide, a "Book Bite," Next Big Idea Podcast episode as well as a live virtual Q&A with me in the club's vibrant online community. If you're interested in joining the club, here's a promo code SEASON26 for 20% off at the website. SUPER AGERS reached #3 for all books on Amazon this week. This was in part related to the segment on the book on the TODAY SHOW which you can see here. Also at Amazon there is a remarkable sale on the hardcover book for $10.l0 at the moment for up to 4 copies. Not sure how long it will last or what prompted it.The journalist Paul von Zielbauer has a Substack “Aging With Strength” and did an extensive interview with me on the biology of aging and how we can prevent the major age-related diseases. Here's the link. Get full access to Ground Truths at erictopol.substack.com/subscribe

Viden er magt, hævdede Sir Francis Bacon engang for længe siden. Det er muligvis sandt, men der er forskel på viden, og noget viden kan grænse til det ubrugelige. I nat giver vi formål til den formålsløse viden. Vi taler om tovværk, motorer, analog film, opskrifter på mad, som ingen vil smage og meget andet. Lyt med!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest Saint Germain channeling highlights the prophecy of 2025. In this enlightening interview, channeler Tara Arnold shares her insights on spiritual awakening, the teachings of ascended masters, and the transformative power of alchemy. She discusses the importance of embracing new energies, healing the heart through love and laughter, and the significance of shifting perceptions to create a harmonious reality. The podcast emphasizes the interconnectedness of all beings and the potential for personal and collective transformation through understanding frequency and energy.✦ Browse all of Tara's Offerings/Courses: https://www.taraarnold.com/a/bz606In this conversation, Tara Arnold and Emilio Ortiz explore profound themes of reincarnation, the importance of loving the God within, and the significance of connecting with one's inner child. They discuss the emergence of a new wave of lightworkers who are awakening to their gifts and the universal principles emphasized by Saint Germain. The dialogue emphasizes the need for personal growth, self-love, and the pursuit of freedom from self-imposed limitations.Tara Arnold is a medium that channels messages of universal knowledge and divine healing energy. As an artist, she channels this energy into a variety of works. She works with the Ascended Masters and consciously trance channels Universal messages of love and guidance from Ascended Master St.Germain.Saint Germain is one of the better-known ascended masters, keeper of the 7th ray and the violet flame, and more recently has been said to be the bringer of the Age of Aquarius. In his earthly life incarnations, Saint Germain was Joseph of Nazareth (Jesus' father), Christopher Colombus, and Merlin. In his last incarnation, it was said he lived as Sir Francis Bacon, after which is believed he became an ascended master and received the name Saint Germain.___________________PODCAST CHAPTERS00:00 - Tara Arnold Intro01:16 - A New Chapter: Ascension and Synchronicity02:41 - Lessons From the Darkness: Freedom From Limitation03:37 - Channeling Jesus: Healing the Heart and Divine Love05:51 - Walking Into a Room With Confidence 07:26 - Shifting Perception to Change Reality11:16 - Time, Frequency, and Spiritual Alchemy14:44 - Creating a Fifth-Dimensional Reality15:52 - Saint Germain on Time, Space, and Bilocation19:25 - Knowing Before Believing: The Secret of Alchemy21:29 - Everything is Frequency28:32 - Transmuting Illness 40:09 - Playing the Game: Transmuting Darkness to Light45:39 - Why Triggers Are Gifts53:16 - Loving Yourself to Expand Consciousness59:49 - The Philosopher's Stone01:03:16 - Saint Germain's Advice on World Peace 01:10:58 - Collapsing Systems: What Comes After Destruction?01:13:41 - The Future of Humanity01:16:34 - Recognizing and Loving the God Within01:24:33 - The Next Wave of Lightworkers01:32:50 - Universal Principles: Commanding Reality With "I Am"01:42:55 - Humanity's New Game___________________Guest: Tara Arnold, Channeler ✦ Website | https://www.taraarnoldart.com/✦ All Links for Tara | https://linktr.ee/tara_arnold✦ YouTube |    / taraarnold  ✦ YouTube in Español | ‪@TaraArnoldEspanol‬ ✦ Channeled Artwork | https://www.taraarnoldart.com/origina...✦ Masterclass: How to Trance Channel | https://www.taraarnold.com/masterclas...Host: Emilio Ortiz✦ IG |   / iamemilioortiz  ✦ Subscribe to Channel | ​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠‪@EmilioOrtiz‬ ✦ Watch Emilio's latest series on 4biddenknowledge TV l https://bit.ly/AwakenThe6thSense___________________© 2024 Emilio Ortiz. All rights reserved. Content from Just Tap In Podcast is protected under copyright law.Legal Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on Just Tap In are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Emilio Ortiz or the Just Tap In Podcast. All content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice.

Fifteen years later, things are starting to feel a little uncomfortable.The scientific method— common sense codified— is used for everything under the sun:Marketing? A/B tested.Ads? Split tested.Vaccines. Test Immune Response.Water Purification. PasteurizationFertilizer. Identify Kill BacteriaSpace travel? Rocket science.The scientific method dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries, with brilliant thinkers like Sir Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton laying the groundwork. It's shaped our world ever since.Yet when it comes to habit development—the stuff that changes lives...Where is the scientific method in habit development?Awkwardly, it seems behavioral science keeps directing us to the habit loop.Again. And again.Cue → Routine → Reward.If you're a rodent, a deer, or a cow, the habit loop is terrific.

Quinn comes to you LIVE with special guest Matthew Fiedler to talk about tax shelters, aioli recipes, and the infinite wisdom of Sir Francis Bacon

It all started in the 1500s with Sir Francis Bacon, and then in the 1700s with Carl Linnaeus. And along the way we run into Thomas Jefferson, President McKinley, Melvil Dewey, Elihu Root, Napoleon Bonaparte, Al Capone, Teddy Roosevelt, the Library of Congress, Ainsworth Rand Spofford and J. Edgar Hoover. All of them to birth the FBI. 

"Of Innovations" is a short essay by Sir Francis Bacon. In his essay "Of Innovations," Francis Bacon explores the nature of change and innovation, arguing that while change is inevitable, it should be approached cautiously and with a focus on reformation rather than mere novelty, emphasizing the importance of following the "ancient way" before venturing into new paths. Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. He argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature. Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1st Baron Verulam, PC was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I.This is a reading of a short essay by Sir Francis Bacon, "Of Innovations". Source: The Oxford Book of EssaysSupport ($): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theworldofmomusConnect:Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee/theworldofmomus Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theworldofmomus#francisbacon #shortessay #audiobooks #essays

What's the connection among John Constantine, Sir Francis Bacon, a haunted cemetery and a chicken? When suburban spirits erupt with a vengeance in a South London town, Constantine must discover that link before it's too late.Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooksFollow us on social media:https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks

The Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship is a strange but kinda compelling argument that the literary genius behind the iconic plays and poems was not William Shakespeare but, rather, Sir Francis Bacon, a man of profound influence during the Elizabethan era.Hang on.What?Before you knee-jerk, consider that Shakespeare was a man of humble origins with limited education. How could he have possibly possessed the vast knowledge and insights found in his works?Well, the simple answer is that he didn't.Robert Frederick, who has been researching the Bacon-Shakespeare link for years, joined me for a conversation about it all.

KIB 466 – Sir Francis Bacon and the KJV Bible Kingdom Intelligence Briefing   Enigmatic statesman Sir Francis Bacon is shrouded in mystery. Hidden from the view of the uninitiated, Bacon and his Knights of the Helmet were the driving force behind William Shakespeare and the artistic language of the King James Version of the Bible. Although the final version of the KJV stayed true to the work of the deeply devoted Christian men who labored tirelessly to create the original draft of the KJV Bible, Bacon's group produced the “Shakespeare” effect and encoded Bacon's name into the text.   Shakespeare and the KJV Bible transformed the English language and enabled Great Britain to become the superpower of its day.   Important Works to Examine:   ·      Video: Secret Mysteries of America's Beginnings Volume 1: The New Atlantis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzKqVtu6C5s&t=9s   ·      Book:  The Lost Secret of William Shakespeare by Dr. Richard Allen Wagner   ·      Article on “Francis Bacon and the KJV Bible.”  www.sirbacon.org   ·      Article:  “Francis Bacon and the Inspiration of the 1611 King James Bible” by Peggy Parker.   ·      Book:  The Secret Teachings of the Ages by Manly P. Hall.  Chapter Entitled “Bacon, Shakespeare, and the Rosicrucians.”   ·      Article:  Masonic Encyclopedia:  Bible.  www.masonicshop.com   Other Notes:   Our ministry has sent the End of Year Giving Statements.  Many of them were sent out via email and are in PDF form.  If you have any problems, please contact Stephanie at  

"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties." - Sir Francis Bacon (a science guy, not a BBQ guy...) In today's culture, certainty is often seen as a sign of arrogance and uncertainty is praised as true humility. Is certainty something we should strive for? Is it arrogant to claim to know "the truth"? As we begin our study of the Gospel of Luke this week, we'll explore the tension between certainty and humility in our faith journey.

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Send us a textWe'll get a bit philosophical today and look at the English language's greatest influence on the scientific revolution: politician, philosopher, and scientist Sir Francis Bacon.  His Essays and "The Four Idols" from Novum Organon are our focus.Support the showPlease like, subscribe, and rate the podcast on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you listen. Thank you!Email: classicenglishliterature@gmail.comFollow me on Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, and YouTube.If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting it with a small donation. Click the "Support the Show" button. So grateful!Podcast Theme Music: "Rejoice" by G.F. Handel, perf. The Advent Chamber OrchestraSubcast Theme Music: "Sons of the Brave" by Thomas Bidgood, perf. The Band of the Irish GuardsSound effects and incidental music: Freesounds.orgMy thanks and appreciation to all the generous providers!

In the third message of our series on the parable of the sower, Pastor Mel teaches about those who hear the gospel but are drawn away by the worries of this world and the lure of wealth. Often these people are racked with anxiety concerning temporary things like their career or even their familial relationships. Those who choose to serve wealth instead of serving Jesus have swallowed the lie that every problem is fixed with money. Sir Francis Bacon said, "Money is a great servant but a bad master." Mel preaches through selected scriptures and explains Christ's teachings on the cares of this world, the cost of discipleship, and seeking the kingdom of God above all else.

In the third message of our series on the parable of the sower, Pastor Mel teaches about those who hear the gospel but are drawn away by the worries of this world and the lure of wealth. Often these people are racked with anxiety concerning temporary things like their career or even their familial relationships. Those who choose to serve wealth instead of serving Jesus have swallowed the lie that every problem is fixed with money. Sir Francis Bacon said, "Money is a great servant but a bad master." Mel preaches through selected scriptures and explains Christ's teachings on the cares of this world, the cost of discipleship, and seeking the kingdom of God above all else.

Welcome to episode 43 of 2 Grooms 1 Plot! A podcast where two life-long storytellers talk about stories! On today's episode, we continue our summer series breaking down each episode of the show, ‘Mary & George.' In the 6th episode of the series, ‘The Queen Is Dead,' Following Raleigh's execution, the English revolt and Queen Anne dies, but the Palace is too debt-ridden to afford her state funeral. George empathizes with Prince Charles, and together they convince King James to open Parliament for the first time in six years to address higher taxes and peace with Spain. Amidst political chaos, Sir Edward seeks to arrest George and Kit, who then flee to Mary for help; George frames Sir Francis for treason with Diego's help in exchange for arranging a marriage prospect for Prince Charles, leading to Sir Francis Bacon's conviction and Sandie's murder with George's permission. Your Hosts: Pavi Proczko is an audiobook narrator (Defiance of the Fall, Edens Gate), Writer (Brugum's Labyrinth, The Nightly), Actor and Singer (Chicago Shakespeare theater, Paramount Theater, Chicago Fire), and Game Master (D&D). Colin Funk is a Childhood Development Expert (Erikson Institute), Teacher (Stages Chicago), Actor and Singer (Porchlight Music Theater, Metropolis Theater), and Crafter (knitting, cross stick, Embroidery, watercolors). “With our unique lenses, we talk about a specific piece of storytelling each episode: What works? What doesn't? And the magic moments of story!” Pavi & Colin are married and live in Chicago. ❤️ Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW us for more! @2Grooms1Plot

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Tonight, my special guest is author Jason Louv who's here to discuss his book 'John Dee and The'Empire of Angels' who was a 16th century scientific genius and occultist.  A comprehensive look at the life and continuing influence of 16th-century scientific genius and occultist Dr. John Dee    • Presents an overview of Dee's scientific achievements, intelligence and spy work, imperial strategizing, and his work developing methods to communicate with angels    • Pieces together Dee's fragmentary Spirit Diaries and examines Enochian in precise detail and the angels' plan to establish a New World Order    • Explores Dee's influence on Sir Francis Bacon, modern science, Rosicrucianism, and 20th-century occultists such as Jack Parsons, Aleister Crowley, and Anton LaVey    Dr. John Dee (1527-1608), Queen Elizabeth I's court advisor and astrologer, was the foremost scientific genius of the 16th century. Laying the foundation for modern science, he actively promoted mathematics and astronomy as well as made advances in navigation and optics that helped elevate England to the foremost imperial power in the world. Centuries ahead of his time, his theoretical work included the concept of light speed and prototypes for telescopes and solar panels. Dee, the original “007” (his crown-given moniker), even invented the idea of a “British Empire,” envisioning fledgling America as the new Atlantis, himself as Merlin, and Elizabeth as Arthur.    But, as Jason Louv explains, Dee was suppressed from mainstream history because he spent the second half of his career developing a method for contacting angels. After a brilliant ascent from star student at Cambridge to scientific advisor to the Queen, Dee, with the help of a disreputable, criminal psychic named Edward Kelley, devoted ten years to communing with the angels and archangels of God. These spirit communications gave him the keys to Enochian, the language that mankind spoke before the fall from Eden. Piecing together Dee's fragmentary Spirit Diaries and scrying sessions, the author examines Enochian in precise detail and explains how the angels used Dee and Kelley as agents to establish a New World Order that they hoped would unify all monotheistic religions and eventually dominate the entire globe.    Follow Our Other ShowsFollow UFO WitnessesFollow Crime Watch WeeklyFollow Paranormal FearsFollow Seven: Disturbing Chronicle StoriesJoin our Patreon for ad-free listening and more bonus content.Follow us on Instagram @mysteriousradioFollow us on TikTok mysteriousradioTikTok Follow us on Twitter @mysteriousradio Follow us on Pinterest pinterest.com/mysteriousradio Like us on Facebook Facebook.com/mysteriousradio

To quote Sir Francis Bacon, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” Therefore, it is my absolute pleasure to introduce our global Investing Matters audience to the Investor, Mentor, Keynote speaker, Business Development guru, Multi award winning Fund Manager and global bestselling author of one of the best investing trading books, ‘The Art of Execution: How the world's best investors get it wrong and still make millions' - the global investment thought leader Lee Freeman-Shor. Lee left school with ambitions to become a Chef. However, he discovered he did not like the unsociable hours. He then returned to education to study and attained at Law degree at Nottingham Trent University. Alas he didn't have the desire pursue the path of a legal sector profession. “Through unplanned serendipity”, Lee qualified to become an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) thus commencing his professional finance/investing journey. His role as an Investment Development Manager, with AXA Winterthur in March 2002, was followed by the same role at Schroders in September 2004. Then, his previous boss at Winterthur, who moved to Skandia Asset Management as their CIO, asked Lee to join him on the Investment Research side of Skandia with the possibility of eventually running money in October 2005. To quote Lee, “the rest is history.” From October 2005, Lee went onto be the Fund Manager for the $1bn+ Best Ideas Fund Range. Previously Co-Head of the Equities Research team, he co-managed a 10-person, multi-national team and had direct responsibility for the research and monitoring of all equity managers used across Skandia's platforms, including multi-manager funds, single strategy funds, guided-architecture ranges and much more. The significant success that Lee achieved at Skandia Asset Management led to be him being recognised as one of the World's Top Fund Managers in the inaugural Citywire 1000 report: for the performance of the Skandia European Best Ideas, Skandia Global Best Ideas and Skandia UK Best Ideas funds. Following the merger of Skandia Investment Group and Old Mutual Asset Management in 2012, Lee became a Fund Manager for Old Mutual Global Investors from June 2012 until May 2018. During this time, he went on to manage many more billions per year, including bonds, multi-asset funds of funds, winning mandates and managing a larger number of global fund managers. In this insightful and fascinating Investing Matters interview, discover how the multi-award-winning Fund Manager and international bestselling author Lee Freeman-Shor, researched over a period of seven years. Hear about the investing habits of forty-five of the best Fund Managers in the world that he had allocated between $25m and $150m during that time. Hear about ‘The Winners checklist', ‘being greedy when winning' and much more, including… -Serendipity -Importance of proper mentoring -Equity Management / Best ideas -The Kelly Criteria -Risks -The genesis of the global bestselling book, The Art of Execution -Learning the about the characteristics, mindset & straits of individuals & fund managers -Performance & investing performance hit rates - Discover the five distinct tribes and habits of investors: Assassins, Hunters, Rabbits, Connoisseurs and Raiders -Best strategies for when you are experiencing a losing investment -Best strategies for when you are experiencing winning investment -The Wingman, the trading tool -Psychology -Biases impact even professional investors -Overconfidence bias -Confirmation bias -Endowment Bias -Anchoring bias -Sunken cost bias -The boredom factor -Price targets are bad -Dealing with losing trades -Why price targets are bad -British American Tobacco, Superdry, Bitcoin, Nvidia, Gold, ETFS, S&P 500, Mining stocks -Long-term investing & compounding are key -Ride / run your winners -Cultivate multibaggers -Personal investing strategy -Investing & much more We hope you enjoy this podcast, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. Please subscribe to this podcast on your platform of choice and follow the @InvMattPodcast on Twitter.

Protect yourself from the perils of modern technology with high-quality faraday products designed and developed by yours truly by going to RONINBASICS.com today. Welcome to The Adam's Archive, where curiosity meets deep discussion. Austin Adams is the host of this podcast, which dissects the myths, ideas, and realities that have shaped our world. From historical insights to futuristic forecasts, each episode invites you to question what you know and discover what you don't. In this episode, I interview Bryanna Robinson, a dynamic social and political commentator with a sharp intellect and a passion for uncovering hidden truths. In this episode, we dive into the mysterious world of ancient technologies lost to time, challenge the official narratives from NASA, and discuss the profound implications of the decline in human consciousness.  Join us as we unravel the complex web of history and science, offering listeners a unique perspective on how our understanding of technology and consciousness shapes our reality. Summary of Topics Innovative Thinkers: Dive into the minds that have shaped our technological landscape. From Tesla's forgotten inventions to the ethical dilemmas posed by AI, we explore how genius shapes our world. Art and Culture: Witness the transformation of art and culture through technology. Discuss the decline of traditional art forms and the rise of digital media, questioning what these changes mean for future generations. Conspiracy Theories: From moon landing skepticism to the secretive societies like the Freemasons, unravel the threads of doubt and secrecy that suggest a different narrative of history. Societal Changes: Examine how shifts like remote work and urban decay influence societal structures and what it means for communal living in the future. Technology and Privacy: Delve into the dark side of tech advancements, including the loss of privacy and the ethical challenges posed by emerging technologies. If you're intrigued by the unknown and passionate about uncovering the deeper truths of our era, subscribe to Adam's Archive on platforms like YouTube, Substack, and your favorite social media channels. Your engagement fuels our journey into the mysteries and marvels of our world. Thank you for your support and curiosity! All the links: https://linktr.ee/theaustinjadams.   ----more---- Full Transcription Hello, you beautiful people and welcome to the Adams archive. My name is Austin Adams, and thank you so much for listening today on today's episode. I have a discussion with Brianna Robinson. Now, Brianna is a social and political commentator, just like myself. And she has tons of great contents, tons of great insight into plenty of different topics, including the moon landing government operations and conspiracies, historical events, really great. Really interesting stuff. So Brianna and I have a great conversation today. We jump into a ton of different topics, everything from the lost technology of Nikola Tesla and, and the utilization of modern energy and, and the death of language, the death of art, we talk about, uh, the, the moon landing and she gives some great, great insight and points into, and we have a discussion about the Freemasons, the Rosicrucians, which was a cult essentially within the Freemasons that was founded by Sir Francis Bacon. And Sir Francis Bacon has a ton of deep dive rabbit holes that you can go into very, very interesting that we talk about every single one of those things and more today. So make sure you stick around to the end and. Go give her, Brianna, a follow. You can find her on Instagram at Brianna, B R Y A N N A, B R Y A N N A, xRobinson, R O B I N S O N. So go give her a follow. I hope you enjoyed the discussion as much as I did. It was an absolutely great conversation. And, without further ado, well, wanna do, Which is that leave a five star review, subscribe, and here's what I would ask of you. Something that you may not know about podcasts is the really the only way social media, no matter how many millions of views my content gets, very, very little moves the needle when it comes to podcast viewership. So what I would ask of you is if you enjoy this conversation today, send it to somebody, you know, tell them, Hey, did you know this about Sir Francis Bacon? It's crazy. Have you ever heard about the, the. Van Allen radiation belt. Have you just send it out to a couple of people and share the conversation because it was a great one. It was an absolutely phenomenal conversation. And I know you, and I know a bunch of people that, you know, we'll enjoy it as well. So please, please, if you enjoy the conversation, share it with some family, share it with some friends, talk about it with your coworkers and give them the link. All right. Now subscribe, leave a five star review and let's jump right in. Into it. The Atoms Archive  I was sitting in an hour of traffic.

FREE THIS MONTH – The New Atlantis is a utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon. In this work, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where “generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendor, piety and...

In this episode, I discuss the longest con ever created, the original ritual. A con—spiracy that was started thousands of years ago by the 33% who fell from God, the fallen angels.Join me as I discuss the history of the world and how many major events, patterns, networks, and tactics all tie together exposing what seems to be a ritual to rebirth Babalon, the same thing the fallen angels have been trying since the dawn of time. In it, I discuss Egypt and the origin of mind control, Penecost and the creation of the first church, the Great Shism of 1054 and the Protestant Reformation and how this resulted in curropting the first church, the danger of divination, and how channelers like John Dee, Aleister Crowley, and even the ancient Egyptians have used it to help create the long con ritual we see playing out today. Pope Gregory XIII created the eggregore of the devil as Pan and the Gregorian calendar, the creation of Luciferianism, Discordians, and the counterculture movement of the 1960s. How the Illuminati was formed, the corruption of the King James Bible, Sir Francis Bacon and John Dee: the Original 007, The Royal Academy, Futurism and the Fake Apocalypse, the False Rapture Doctrine, Proba-3 mission creating solar eclipse events on demand, Osiris Rising Rituals, X symbolism, and the April 8th eclipse, as I know it, are called a Choronzon Ritual.Want more? Let's be friends. Join the Friendship MembershipPreorder my memoir Here Comes Trouble (preorders ship this month, releases to the public sometime in May).

Is Queen Bey up there in a league with Sir Francis Bacon, Leonardo da Vinci, and Carrot Top? Jackalope Tales digs deep to uncover Beyonce and the Insane Clown Posse's alleged ties to the Illuminati.  Become a J-Lope and follow us on social media, you can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok, and check out our YouTube page for more exclusive content! Also, don't forget to sign our petition to make Willie Nelson's birthday a Texas state holiday! Brought to you by Wicked Apple: Produced By: Sam Damask, Gini Mascorro, Jenny McGee, Natalie Somers Executive Producers: Joe Groves, Robyn Prather, Andrew Hood, Michael Froseth Original Music By: Charles Mooney and Lisa Umbarger Kazoo Solo By: Courtney Mooney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sales - the most brilliant minds in the profession view our responsibility as "selling ideas'. Those brilliant minds date back to the 1600s and Sir Francis Bacon, the late 1700s and Benjamin Franklin, and many more throughout the 1900s. In today's episode, we'll explore the advice from Bacon, Franklin, and a couple of amazing thought leaders on selling from the 1950s - how logic polarizes an audience, along with how to think differently about your approach. @saleshistorian on Instagram - daily quotes, pics & comics from the past@saleshistorian on Twitter - daily quotes, pics & comics from the pastThe Transparent Sales Leader - my newest book which includes a number of quotes and lessons from sales' past.The Transparency Sale - the first book, (ironically) named one of the top 100 sales books of all time.Support the show

Live Channeling with Ascended Master, Saint Germain about the I AM Presence, Violet Flame, Alchemy, the Great Shift, and more. Tara Arnold is a medium that channels messages of universal knowledge and divine healing energy. As an artist, she channels this energy into a variety of works. Tara Arnold works with the Ascended Masters and consciously trance channels Universal messages of love and guidance from Ascended Master St.Germain.Their messages are here to assist humanity in remembering who they are as conscious beings during this ascension & awakening process on planet Earth. Saint Germain is one of the better-known ascended masters, keeper of the 7th ray and the violet flame, and more recently has been said to be the bringer of the Age of Aquarius. You can call on Saint Germain and the violet flame whenever you need help to cleanse and transmute negative energies to something higher. In his earthly life incarnations, Saint Germain was Joseph of Nazareth (Jesus' father), Christopher Colombus, and Merlin. In his last incarnation, it was said he lived as Sir Francis Bacon, after which is believed he became an ascended master and received the name Saint Germain. Saint Germain is very strongly linked to amethyst, which holds the keys to the violet ray and is a fast way to connect to the violet flame. You might like to consider using amethyst as part of your meditation to create a further connection. The violet flame originated in Atlantis and was held on earth, in the temple of violet fire, during which time, St Germain was in charge as a high priest of the violet flame. ___________________ PODCAST CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Tara Arnold Intro 00:05:33 - Overcoming Past Beliefs When Channeling 00:10:41 - Learning Spiritual Alchemy with Saint Germain 00:15:48 - Transmuting Emotions with the Violet Flame 00:20:40 - The Magic of the Universe 00:25:52 - The Power of Words and Vibration 00:36:04 - The Power of Self-Love & Frequencies 00:41:38 - Tap Into Intuiton & Game of Duality 00:47:12 - War Mentality: Seeing Others as Victims Versus Empathy 00:52:27 - Expansion of Consciousness 00:58:27 - Saint Germain on Past Civilizations 01:03:26 - Saint Germain The Impact of New Earth Children 01:08:30 - Transmutation 01:13:44 - Multi-Dimensional Lifetimes 01:18:23 - St. Germain's Twin Flame, Portia 01:23:20 - Path of Freedom & Justice 01:28:10 - Tara's Path From Fear to Love 01:31:55 - Next Level of Earth, Old Energies, Shift in Consciousness 01:37:00 - Time Capsule Question ___________________ Guest: Tara Arnold, Channel & Medium Website | https://www.taraarnoldart.com/ YouTube | @taraarnold Online Courses | https://www.taraarnoldart.com/online-class-workshop Who is Saint Germain? | https://www.taraarnoldart.com/who-is-st-germain More Saint Germain Resources ✦ The I AM Discourses Of Saint Germain 1-33 Complete (Unabridged Audiobook) | https://youtu.be/nJpSyoHWNf4?si=AcygtIDz_jxvG-uM Host: Emilio Ortiz ✦ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/iamemilioortiz/ Special Offerings to Support the Show: ✦ NEW! Conscious Clothing Collaboration with UNLOCKED MOVEMENT. Wear our exclusive collection of 'Just Tap In,' 'All Paths Lead Inward,' and 'As Above So Below' pieces (shipping to US only). Shop Here

In a suitably macabre special episode for the season, Janet returns this week to speak to Jeremy Dyson, author, musician, screenwriter and of course, member of the League of Gentleman.Jeremy introduces his childhood book 'Haunted Britain' by the curiously named Anthony D. Hippisley Coxe; a brilliant, terrifying and often unintentionally amusing guide to the most haunted spots in the UK. Where, for example, might you see the ghost of Sir Francis Bacon's chicken? Which spot did young Jeremy beg his parents to take him to visit? Are the photos within the book bad or just haunted? How did this first book inspire Jeremy in his later career? Join Jeremy and Janet to find out!For pictures from the book please visit our instagram @twiceuponpodA Hat Trick PodcastTwice Upon A Time is presented by Janet EllisRecording and editing by John Wakefield and Diggory WaiteProduced by Caroline RaphaelExecutive Producer Claire Broughton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Frederick is the host of The Hidden Life Is Best podcast. He tells the mind bending story of philosopher Sir Francis Bacon: the smartest and most influential person who ever lived. Known as the father of modern science, he was heavily involved with Freemasonry and the Rosicrucians, Alchemy, secret societies, the writing of Shakespeare […]

“Reading,” said Sir Francis Bacon, “maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.” Student academic life at Wyoming Catholic College mirrors Bacon's comment. Our students read the Great and Good books of our civilization and come to class prepared for what Bacon called “conference.” We would say conversation. And while writing is part of most courses, freshmen take "Trivium 101—Writing Truthfully." This week's guest, Dr. Tiffany Schubert, finds teaching Trivium 101 a great pleasure.

Robert Frederick is the host of The Hidden Life Is Best podcast. He tells the mind bending story of philosopher Sir Francis Bacon: the smartest and most influential person who ever lived. Known as the father of modern science, he was heavily involved with Freemasonry and the Rosicrucians, Alchemy, secret societies, the writing of Shakespeare and the very beginnings of the English Empire. He was also the Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England and many believe he was the son of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth the 1st.    thehiddenlifeisbest.com   - - - -   Following on from the grand success of last year's Delingpod event in London with guest Maajid Nawaz and earlier this year with the great Neil Oliver - James has decided to bring his popular Delingpod LIVE UP NORTH this time with his extremely special guest, David Icke!   Please note that the exact location of the event will be disclosed within 48 hours of the date.   Link to buy tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thedelingpodlive/1012094?fbclid=IwAR1C_3Vldrr8w0ifxPL81j-6qiQa1c6QB3BZ1lFfxcoDSiLooSCeoDbU--g     - - - -   Whether you're looking for satirical synth-pop, or sardonic tales of modern romance, Tinderella's songs have it all. They will make you laugh, cry and hit 'Like' and 'Subscribe' simultaneously. Visit tinderella.info to listen to the sound of tomorrow today.   ↓ ↓ ↓   If you need silver and gold bullion - and who wouldn't in these dark times? - then the place to go is The Pure Gold Company. Either they can deliver worldwide to your door - or store it for you in vaults in London and Zurich. You even use it for your pension. Cash out of gold whenever you like: liquidate within 24 hours. https://bit.ly/James-Delingpole-Gold   / / / / / /   Earn interest on Gold: https://monetary-metals.com/delingpole/   / / / / / /   Buy James a Coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jamesdelingpole Support James' Writing at: https://delingpole.substack.com Support James monthly at: https://locals.com/member/JamesDelingpole?community_id=7720

Listen to the full episode: Watch the full episode as a video:  In 2013/14 Richard channeled a series of messages from three of the greatest names in world literature:… #110 – “I channeled Dante, Tolstoy and Sir Francis Bacon” (Part 2) Copyrighted content - originally published by The Aetherius Society

Listen to the full episode: Watch the full episode as a video:    In 2015 Psychic News published a series of messages channeled by Richard from three of the… #109 – “I channeled Dante, Tolstoy and Sir Francis Bacon” (Part 1) Copyrighted content - originally published by The Aetherius Society

Mirror mirror on the wall, who really killed Thomas Overbury? We're getting deep into what might just be the weirdest trial we've ever covered on this show, with accusations flying about witchcraft, a poisoned enema, Spanish treachery, and a cameo from Sir Francis Bacon. Sources and show notes at this link Support the show on Patreon

What's good, ParaPower Mappers? It's another installment of “The Secret History of MasSUSchusetts” & the return to our “Historical Materia Ultima” miniseries, as we draw the story of John Winthrop the Younger's Rosicrucian alchemical plantation project to a close.  Many thanks to @MKstorie (Twitter) for the very chill, glyph-y episode artwork! Give 'em a follow, y'all. Can you spy the Monas Hieroglyphica? Songs: | Franz Liszt - "Hungarian Rhapsody #2" |  | X - "Nausea" |  | The Cowboy Junkies - "Sir Francis Bacon at the Net" |  This episode includes:  A comprehensive list of the various alchemists & occultists who were part of the collegium that orbited Winthrop Jr.; more colonial prospecting for precious minerals (this time the Brewsters & Endecotts); alchemical economic development schemes, like Winthrop's saltpeter manufacturing plant; the alchemist Johann Glauber's sodium nitrate propagandizing & claim that it is the “universal menstruum”; copies of Agrippa's Occult Philosophy making the rounds in NE; the fact that French's translation was dedicated to Robert Child; the Paracelsian prophecy of the alchemical messiah Elias Arista; Winthrop's involvement in the founding of Yale; Brewster's alchemical secrets; Winthrop the Younger's alchemedical cures, including Rubila, which his descendants marketed the shit out of; an Oliver Wendell Holmes sighting; the miserableness of frontier medical practices, which primarily involved purging (puke & shit); humoral theory and its correspondences w/ the Aristotelian elements; the hype for pansophia highlighting the Enlightenment view of the world as interlocking systems; pansophia & alchemy's impact on the emergence of capitalism; alchemical secrecy = profit motive; other metallurgical cures; a personal favorite—the “weapon salve”, Sir Kenelm Digby's sympathetic magickal remedy which was supposed to heal wounds over distance thru the application of salves to the weapon that caused the wound (plus the obligatory masturbation jokes LOL); the connection between healing ability, status, & power… …a lot of lists in this one, one being a rundown of known alchemists in colonial New England—Mathers, Bulkeley, Stoughton, Danforth, Ezra Stiles, Hoar, Stiles, Child, Winthrops, etc.—powerful men who were ministers, college presidents, doctors, governors, & magistrates (a couple even sitting on the Court of Oyer & Terminer during the Salem trials); the story of alchemist Samuel Danforth Sr.'s “execution sermon” (supposedly the first ever), which was delivered at the execution of the teenager Benjamin Goad who had been found guilty of bestiality & which Danforth later published as a tract (slimey)... …Winthrop the Younger's status as first colonial member of the Royal Society; the ascent of Charles II; Winthrop's trip to London around the time of his coronation; the coincident charters for the Royal Society, Board of Trade, Council for Plantations, & Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; the Royal Society's empire-building & intelligence-gathering purpose; Winthrop's relationship w/ Benjamin Worsley (former surveyor general of Ireland & alchemist), Lord Brereton, Robert Boyle, Sir Robert Moray, Elias Ashmole, the Hartlib Circle, etc., further explicating the closeness of Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, & the R.S.; the intersection of espionage, magic, & science in the Society; Boyle's emphasis on the dual exploitation of information for divine knowledge & profit; a new charter for Connecticut; the Royal Society's investment in the Royal African Company (John Locke, F.R.S. a managing member) & the East India Co., showing the Society's role in the triangular trade; the Royal Society's conceptual origins in the Fama Fraternitatis & Francis Bacon's New Atlantis (specifically the symbol of Solomon's House); a note about Society members' interest in technology (evoking John Dee); & lastly, a wonderment about science-fiction-as-magickal-rewriting-of-reality & its connection to R.S.

Season 2 Episode 14 Welcome back for another episode of the Strange Neighborhood Podcast, this week's show is all about learning to interpret classical mythology and it's symbolism in new ways, unlocking the secrets held within the ancient stories. Looking at them as a symbol for the macro to us, an interpretation of what is going on within and how to elevate ourselves with the ancient wisdom is these tales. As usual I lean on the wise words of one of my favorite thinkers of all time, Manly P. Hall and let him share his practical and insightful way of looking into the past for deep esoteric knowledge, which he in turn leans on the wise words and concepts of Sir Francis Bacon to help us understand these old allegories. Anyone familiar with him knows that Mr. Hall really has a way of breaking complex ideas down into simple terms that demystify the convoluted meanings in these concepts and the ways they can lend meaning and depth to our lives if we can understand them fully. There is some real magic in this lecture if you dont mind a little background fuzz that comes along with these sound bites from history. I hope you guys enjoy this episode, catch you next week and remember what our friend Mr. Hall said; "Symbolism is the language of the Mysteries. By symbols men have ever sought to communicate to each other those thoughts which transcend the limitations of language." Later nerds, Kalen XO _________________________________ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/strange_neighborhood_podcast 

Procrastination can make you feel stuck, as if you are immobilized to do anything else. By doing your tasks without delay, you may feel freer, lighter and more energized. English Philosopher and Statesman, Sir Francis Bacon reminds us, “Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.” Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN2yeroTWsg Sign up to the Audio of Improvement Mailing list: https://artofimprovement.co.uk/mailing-list/

on todays story were going to go back to 1626, the place pond square in highgate london , which at the time was named pond square because of its two, man made ponds that was dug out by a hermit in the 14th century .but it was in 1626 that sir francis bacon , thethe english philosopher ,, and politician was riding through pond square in a horse drawn carraige ,accompanied by his friend Dr. Winterbourne it was a bitterly cold day in early april , and the snow lay thick upon the ground , during the journey the two men had been discussing if it was possible to preserve food other than using the salting method , sir fransis bacon was probably looking down at the brilliant white snow , and rubbing his hands together trying to keep himself warm , when all of a sudden , he had the crazy idea , that maybe food preserved in really cold conditions could stop it from spoiling .of course we know now that freezing food is a reliable way of preserving it ,but back then it was unheard of .and so to test the theory fransis bacon , went to a poor womans house that was at the bottom of high gate and purchase a chicken from her , who also slaughtered , gutted and plucked the unfortunate experimental bird.sir fransis bacon then went about packing the prepared chicken with snow , then placed it in a sack and then buried it in more snow , and voila , there you have the very first frozen chicken.unfortunatley for sir fransis bacon , whilst digging in the freezing cold conditions packing the chicken in the snow , he came down with a severe chill , and he was in no fit state to actually make it back to his own lodgings and was kindly alowed to sleep at Arundel House , in highgate ,un fortunatley the bed he was placed into hadnt been slept in for over a year and was damp and his chill quickly turned into pneumonia , and he died on the 9th of april 1626 only days after his experiment .but that wasnt the end of the story , you see ever since , through out the years , there have been many sightings of a distressed posibly phantom that likes to lurk around the area of pond square absolutley terrifing unlucky passers by who just so happen to lock eyes on the haunting appoirition ,but the ghost that haunts pond square isnt that of sir fransis bacon.please consider leaving a review, thank youhere is the link to the instagram post , come and share your thoughtshttps://www.instagram.com/p/Co...www.bizarrepodcast.com

In today's episode, we begin a two-part mini-series titled "The Four Masks of Francis Bacon". These two articles, which go together as-one, serve as the concluding sections of an  overall six-part series/chapter on Sir Francis Bacon.The theme of this article is to investigate four different "fronts" or "masks" that Francis Bacon utilized in order to covertly pursue his secret mission for world reformation. In this first article of the two-article set, we will investigate two of the masks - William Shakespeare, the famous playwright, and Father CRC, the mythic character from the Rosicrucian Manifestoes. In the follow-up article, we will look at two more masks: the Freemasonic Order and the elite scientific fraternity named "Salomon's House" that Bacon references in his utopian novel, "New Atlantis".Part 2, the follow-up episode to this one, will be possessed shortly after this one. Thank you to everyone who has followed the series so far. To find the table of continents for it, as well as for links to the other chapters of the larger book project it is a part of, please see the "publications" section of my website, www.alexsachon.com.To read the written article, see my Substack: thewisdomtradition.substack.com- Alex Sachon

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So far we've considered physics and biology in our exploration of scripture and science. Today we begin to consider how earth science and the bible fit together. This becomes particularly significant when considering interpretations for Noah's flood. We'll get to that next time. But, for today, our teacher will lay out the basics of geology and earth science to give us a good overview. He'll also cover radiometric dating, which has a bearing on how scientists determine the age of the earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VzgrLAFXfg&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Flhim.org%2F&feature=emb_imp_woyt See below for notes. —— Links —— We are doing follow-up discussions to these episodes on YouTube. Check them out! See other episodes in this Scripture and Science Class Check out Barlow's previous podcast episodes Learn more about and support the church Barlow and his team are starting in Louisville, KY, called Compass Christian Church Find more articles and audios by Barlow on his website: Study Driven Faith Support Restitutio by donating here Designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here —— Notes —— Geology, Earth Science, and Atmospheric Science • Geology• Important cycles• Plate tectonics Geology • Types of rocks/rock cycle• Geological principles• Dating methods• Structure of the Earth What is Geology? Geology is the study of the Earth and the processes related to the Earth. • Geologists study rocks (and the rock cycle)• Subfields include atmospheric studies (meteorology), volcanology (studying volcanos), and mineralogy (study of minerals) Types of Rocks There are three major categories of rocks: • Sedimentary - formed by pressure acting on sediment• Igneous - formed by lava• Metamorphic - formed by extreme pressure and heat The Rock Cycle Since wind and water are constantly affecting change, there is a rock cycle. Geological Principles There are several main principles of geology: • Superposition• Cross-cutting relationships• Uniformitarianism Dating Methods There are major types of dating: • Absolute dating• Relative dating Absolute Dating Absolute dating is based on radioactive decay. What is radioactive decay? • Some forms of certain elements are (by nature) unstable• Over time, these elements change on the atomic level (sometimes losing protons and neutrons; sometimes exchanging protons and neutrons, etc.) Carbon Dating Carbon dating uses the decay of Carbon - 14 • Carbon - 12 has 6 neutrons and 6 protons• Carbon - 13 has 7 neutrons and 6 protons• Carbon - 14 has 8 neutrons and 6 protons What happens when Carbon - 14 decays? • Carbon - 14 exchanges a neutron for a proton• This changes the element from carbon to nitrogen• The reaction also produces an electron and an antineutrino So, how does this tell us anything about dating? • Radioactive decay is a process that is well understood• The half-life for carbon - 14 is ~5,700 years• This means, that it takes 5,700 years for the amount of carbon -14 in a sample to cut in half Is carbon dating exact? • No - it's a statistical process• However, there is a range of probable dates given Relative Dating What is relative dating? • Relative dating uses the geological principles of superposition and cross-cutting relationships to provide estimates on how old certain features are• Example: dating a rock layer based on the age of another layer (dated using radiometric dating) Structure of the Earth How do scientists know about the structure of the Earth? • Scientists understand what waves do when they hit various materials (ex: ultrasound imaging)• Seismological data from earthquakes has given us insight into the structure of the Earth The Water Cycle The water cycle is the process by which water goes through the phases of liquid, gas, and solid. • The water cycle helps moderate temperatures on Earth• The water cycle also supports life through crops and drinking water Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles Carbon and nitrogen also experience cycles of solid, liquid, and gas. • The carbon cycle is important for the support of life.• Disruption of the carbon cycle is one of the biggest fears of those promoting climate change. Plate Tectonics History of plate tectonics • Ancients did not believe in tectonic separation• In 1620, Sir Francis Bacon noted that Africa and South America looked like they could have fit together• Similar animal fossils and other pieces of evidence started getting scientists' attention• In 1925, Alfred Wegener formally proposed plate tectonic theory and was ridiculed.• In 1930, Wegener died while on expedition in Greenland, trying to find evidence for his theory.• In the late 1960s, almost overnight, the theory of plate tectonics reached scientific mainstream. Evidence for plate tectonics: • Paleomagnetic data• Similar rock outcroppings• Fossil evidence• Spreading of the sea floor• Direct evidence - we can observe the movement! Challenges to plate tectonics: • Where is the energy coming from?• Why are the continental plates moving like they are? “Even today, many questions pertaining to plate tectonics remain unanswered. Many exceptions to rigid rules have been found throughout the world. Although classical plate tectonic theory works well for oceanic crust, it has a difficult time explaining the motion of the continents”— Jon Erickson, Plate Tectonics, page 259. Challenges for Geology There are several concerns with geology as a science: • The principle of uniformitarianism is impossible to prove and so it's an assumption• Relative dating techniques can use circular logic at times

J talks with author, and Baconian researcher, Stephanie McPeak Petersen who has been unraveling hidden history through encoded knowledge left to us by Sir Francis Bacon and other Renaissance figures. In her newest book, "The Next Octave: a sustainable economy encoded in music", with a forward by William Henry, Stephanie uncovers a consilience between music and money and their immutable connection. • They talk about everything from governing philosophies tempering both music and money creating two systems of fiat notes, to a controversy that pivots upon Plato and Bacon where Plato lured us in with encoded musical ratios built into the political structures of his city-states; and the questions of whether Bacon can lead us out with a ciphered trail of breadcrumbs and if tuning music and money with just intervals could hold the key to creating a more harmonious and economically sustainable world?  • You can find Stephanie's book at https://www.amazon.com/Next-Octave-Sustainable-Economy-Encoded/dp/B09BC8MNRP (https://www.amazon.com/Next-Octave-Sustainable-Economy-Encoded/dp/B09BC8MNRP) • and her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/StephanieMcPeakPetersen (https://www.youtube.com/c/StephanieMcPeakPetersen) • and follow her on IG at https://www.instagram.com/petersen_duet (https://www.instagram.com/petersen_duet)• And be sure to find us: https://linktr.ee/itd.jcosta (https://linktr.ee/itd.jcosta)

Broadcast 4/17/2017 JOIN US Robert X WILL SHEDS LIGHT ON THE MOVES BEING MADE BY THE TECHNOCRACY..........WE ARE AT A MOMENT IN TIME THAT SPEAKS TO THE CUBE IN SCRIPTURE NOW MANIFESTING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE........IT'S NO SMALL COINCIDENCE THAT THIS WEEKEND MARKS THE RELIGIOUS CELEBRATION OF WHITE SUPREMACY AND WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.........THOSE WHO GAVE US THAT DOCTRINE HAVE ANOTHER ONE WAITING TO BE IMPLIMENTED COMPLETE WITH THEM BEING THE NEW GOD CONSTRUCT.........THE IRONY IN ALL OF THIS IS THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE DOCTRINE WERE IMMERSED IN THE PRACTICE OF MAGIC THAT FOUND ITS WAY INTO SCRIPTURE........PERHAPS THIS IS WHY THEY'VE NEVER FOLLOWED THAT WHICH THEY TELL YOU TO FOLLOW.......THIS IS A VERY CUNNING APPROACH THAT HAS PROVEN VERY SUCCESSFUL TO THE TECHNOCRATS WHO NOW HAVE NO RESERVATIONS IN REVEALING THEIR TRUE INTENTIONS HANDED DOWN FROM THE LIKES OF DR JOHN DEE, SIR FRANCIS BACON, HG WELLS AND MANY OTHERS............SO JOIN US FOR THIS FASCINATING LOOK AT WHAT'S COMING AND WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING IT

Opinions That Don't Matter podcast ep.122 Sean and Kati discuss their pest issues, how Roxy got ahold of a rat, winning the mega millions, and some health issues they are having. They also dig into some wonderful listener letters about funny memories, living through earthquakes, rescue dogs, and favorite comedians. Come along as they share their thoughts, off track insights, and make you laugh along the way. What Grinds Kati's Gears? Getting up early in the morning… Pest control - PJ, Roxy & the Rat A message to the new tenants, treasure and Oak Island & Aliens How to Win the Mega Millions, choosing the right lottery tickets & psychics are medium. Who was Sir Francis Bacon? Signing your name is antiquated Studying handwriting - PSEUDO SCIENCE - Scientifically Questionable Practices Puppy Parlance: Yak Sticks for dogs… very expensive, but long lasting and tasty & OK GOOGLE! Let's talk French Milking a Yak BAD Journalism… Elon Musk, Sergei Brin and an Alleged Affair https://tinyurl.com/yyzu8apx - UPDATE - Elon Musk tells Sergey Brin's wife to sue the WallStreet Journal over alleged affair article https://tinyurl.com/rh997755 What grinds my gears… Sunscreen. Lizards and Snow folk… Which are you? Cryptids… furry trout? AUDIENCE LETTERS Earthquakes and funny stories - Morena! Italy Talk… OTDM DAY and favorite comedian - Erin TATC Comedian Elvira Kurt: https://youtu.be/H6qVzyr4yhY Corn Facts & Hernias More on Fracking, Rescue Doggies and Rescue Nazi's, Memories, Going on a Tangent, and Mowers - Tom Purgatory is possibly like this… Antiquing & Ikea Quantum Leap Hello OTDM Community First Time Writing In - Sarah the Savannah Banana Correspondent Our final meals… “the last laugh fart” Funny Skits - Matt Extremely Stupid https://youtu.be/N-5FwVv5Udo December to Remember Car Commercial https://youtu.be/WcEylCwkSxE Now I'm Up, with William Dafoe https://youtu.be/FZQsW7VPhj8 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/otdm/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/otdm/support

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Rupert talks about archetypes, Jung's collective unconscious, ancient Greek and Jewish philosophies about reality, Sir Francis Bacon, mechanistic science, progressivist views of Darwin, big bang cosmology, multiverse theory, the Hindu and Buddhist world views, and how they all relate to the idea of memory in nature. Recorded at the UK Council for Psychotherapy, Nov 26th, 2014.

Welcome to Amplify!. As a special 4-part series during April and May of 2022, we are re-releasing some of our favorite episodes from our companion microcast, Cosmic Revolution with Karen Curry Parker. If you enjoy these episodes, make sure to subscribe and follow Cosmic Revolution on your favorite podcasting platform to hear all the past episodes from Karen and to be notified when new episodes release.   Click here to be taken to the Cosmic Revolution show page or see at the end of the show notes for links to all major platforms!   We'll be back soon with new episodes of Amplify! and Cosmic Revolution with Karen Curry Parker!   - - -   I was in middle school the first time I heard the expression, “Knowledge is Power.”  What Sir Francis Bacon didn't lay out in his brilliant statement is specifically what kind of knowledge do you need to have to be powerful.  Obviously, it isn't knowledge about lichens - or - from my more adult perspective, knowledge about how to soothe a newborn baby, how to fix a hearty bowl of soup to feed your family when funds are tight, or how to emotionally prop up an anxious 12-year-old during a pandemic. What kind of knowledge was Sir Francis Bacon actually referring to? What is knowledge?  Who decides what is knowledge?  Or, on a more frightening note, what is truth?   To find out more about how to continue your dreams and make a difference in your world, visit Karen Curry Parker at quantumalignmentsystem.com   You are a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event. Karen Curry Parker   Follow Cosmic Revolution on Apple Podcasts Follow Cosmic Revolution on Spotify Follow Cosmic Revolution on Google Podcasts Follow Cosmic Revolution on Audible

Cynthia Farrell's crisp voice suits Megan Kate Nelson's fascinating history of Yellowstone, the world's first national park. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Alan Minskoff discuss Farrell's intelligent narration of this history of the Reconstruction era. It is told through three central figures: the financier Jay Cooke, the geologist Ferdinand Hayes, and the courageous Sitting Bull, who led his Lakota people in resisting the incursions on their lands. Farrell narrates with intelligence, a careful cadence, and an actor's dramatic style. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Today's episode is sponsored by Naxos AudioBooks. Sir Francis Bacon, sometimes known as the father of empiricism, was one of the major political figures of his day. Bacon wrote widely, but it is the Essays for which he is best known. Deftly written and often displaying a cutting wit, they cover a wide range of subjects including death, love, marriage, ambition and atheism. The Essays are read by the celebrated narrator David Timson. To learn more, visit NaxosAudioBooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we talk about Sir Francis Bacon, the Bible, and the scientific method. What is a proper application of science and the Bible? For a full transcript as well as the resources I used in study, visit blue-collartheology.com/podcast/man-at-the-storeFollow us:Facebook: facebook.com/bluecollartheologyTwitter: twitter.com/blue_theologyContribute on Patreon: patreon.com/blue_theology

I was in middle school the first time I heard the expression, “Knowledge is Power.”  I was the ultimate nerd in middle school.  I spent my afternoons indulging in my obsession over lichens, traipsing through the vacant fields behind our luxury apartment with my magnifying glass and collection plates.  I went to a small international school in Germany where I was able to take bonus classes in the high school.  All twelve grades were housed in the same building, so I only had to walk across the gymnasium to my advanced biology class where I'd absorb all the information that they threw at me while I crushed on the cute Scottish boy who sat next to me. For most of the day I was in classes with my same-aged peers.  When my teacher shared the phrase, “Knowledge is Power” with us I distinctly remember taking a good, long, slow look at the kids in the classroom and thinking that this phrase is distinctly not true. If knowledge is “power,” then I wouldn't be picked on mercilessly in class.  The boys, who just the day before, had positioned a bucket of water in the corner of the classroom door which had unceremoniously dumped onto our teacher, wouldn't still be here in the classroom.  If knowledge was power, we'd be able to get through our daily lessons without having to stop because the class was talking too much or distracted by a completely non-sequitur topic. And I wouldn't always be the last one picked in P.E. I had, what felt like to me, a lot of knowledge, but very little power.  Like many of you, I felt like that a lot of my life.  What Sir Francis Bacon didn't lay out in his brilliant statement is specifically what kind of knowledge do you need to have to be powerful.  Obviously, it isn't knowledge about lichens - or - from my more adult perspective, knowledge about how to soothe a newborn baby, how to fix a hearty bowl of soup to feed your family when funds are tight, or how to emotionally prop up an anxious 12-year-old during a pandemic. What kind of knowledge was Sir Francis Bacon actually referring to? Over time this statement has often been used to highlight the importance of education.  More recently, this statement refers to being “in the know” about conspiracy theories.  We've spent a lot of time exploring the idea of knowledge, which is this day and age is a highly mutable concept.  What is knowledge?  Who decides what is knowledge?  Or, on a more frightening note, what is truth? Maybe it's time, instead of trying to understand what defines knowledge, we look at this statement through the exploration of what is power?  In the material world and through the lens of material consciousness, power is force.  Power is controlled by numbers and how much access you have to material resources.  Basically, those with the most toys win.  The knowledge that defines this kind of power is the ability to know how to take seize, hustle, hoard, usurp, and steal resources. This knowledge teaches us how to play a zero-sum game and come out as the winner. Because this is a zero-sum game, no one wins until a certain group of people have power over the vast majority of the resources.  We are living on the very edge of this formula and if we continue this game a whole lot of us are going to lose. But we no longer live in the material era.  Science has shown us that the world isn't really a material world.  It's a quantum world.  The material world is simply an artifact of a quantum reality that plays according to a different set of rules.  In the quantum world, the person who “wins” and has the most amount of power, is the person who builds a big enough field of quantum information that eventually drops into material formation once it reaches a critical mass.  Quantum science has shown us that manifestation is influenced by emotional alignment. We now understand that the cosmos itself is biased towards unity, coherence and advanced states of organization and goals and intentions that are in alignment with this core bias are more powerful than those that go against it. Our core problem with power is that we fail to yield it.  We are so deeply entranced and hypnotized by the material world that we don't allow ourselves to cultivate the faith to create anything beyond what we know how to create.  We don't dream.  We don't imagine.  Some of us have even stopped hoping… In the Quantum Era, power comes not from force, but from faith.  How much faith you have determines what and how much you can create.  It determines how much you can build, influence, endure, sustain and, ultimately, how many resources you create so you can share more with the world.  Faith is a muscle which is cultivated with practice.  Faith, by definition, is the belief in something that you can't see and the possibility of doing something you don't know how to do.  Faith lives on the very edge of creativity and builds the infrastructure for evolution and growth.  The details get filled in as you go but, without faith, there is not scaffolding for the details to fill in.  Maybe knowledge in an era when information is so accessible isn't really as powerful as it used to be. Maybe the new currency of power is faith.  In a Quantum Revolution it is the people who consciously cultivate the largest field of information on a quantum level, by virtue of the faith that they hold, who have the potential to hold the most power. What do you have faith in?  Are you actually dreaming big enough to stretch beyond what you know to do?  What field of quantum information are you building?  Are you laying the foundation for what you really want to be experiencing on our planet?  If not, let's get to work building something different… Your Quantum Human Design teaches you exactly how you can build your faith muscle. You can learn more by visiting www.quantumhumandesign.com. Because, you deserve to have faith, first and foremost, in yourself. Thank you for joining me for Cosmic Revolution. You are a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event. To find out more about how to continue your dreams and make a difference in your world, visit Karen Curry Parker at www.quantumalignmentsystem.com Thank you for joining us on Cosmic Revolution. Make sure to subscribe and follow us at podfollow.com/cosmic-revolution-with-karen-curry-parker or on your favorite podcasting platform so you don't miss any of the amazing shows we have in store for you.  Produced by Number Three Productions, www.numberthreeproductions.com

In today's episode, Zack has 30 minutes to become an expert on... Who Really Wrote Shakespeare's Plays! William Shakespeare, that is! The man, the myth, the legend! Emphasis on myth here, because we dove into whether Shakespeare actually wrote all of the writing attributed to him! Zack dove into three big Shakespiracies -the Oxfordian theory, the Baconian theory, and the Marlovian theory. As much as we generally poo poo-ed these ideas, you have to respect how intense and powerful the names sound. Whether Shakespeare's plays were actually written by Edward de Vere, Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, or William Shakespeare himself, this was a really fun ride and an interesting conspiracy the ponder! Highlights Include: - A faked death?! - Lost years (due to twins) - A Mark Twain cameo Follow on instagram @30minuteexpertpodcast and twitter @30minexpertpod Send us your expertise at 30minuteexpertpodcast@gmail.com And please rate and review! Podcast artwork by Rick Radvansky Music by Jake Radvansky  

Enjoy the AD-FREE versions of our latest episodes and our archives right now. Tonight, my special guest is author Jason Louv who's here to discuss his book 'John Dee and The'Empire of Angels' who was a 16th century scientific genius and occultist. Follow us on Instagram @mysteriousradio Follow us on Twitter @mysteriousradio Follow us on Pinterest pinterest.com/mysteriousradio Like us on Facebook Facebook.com/mysteriousradio Visit our website: https://www.mysteriousradio.com A comprehensive look at the life and continuing influence of 16th-century scientific genius and occultist Dr. John Dee  • Presents an overview of Dee's scientific achievements, intelligence and spy work, imperial strategizing, and his work developing methods to communicate with angels  • Pieces together Dee's fragmentary Spirit Diaries and examines Enochian in precise detail and the angels' plan to establish a New World Order  • Explores Dee's influence on Sir Francis Bacon, modern science, Rosicrucianism, and 20th-century occultists such as Jack Parsons, Aleister Crowley, and Anton LaVey  Dr. John Dee (1527-1608), Queen Elizabeth I's court advisor and astrologer, was the foremost scientific genius of the 16th century. Laying the foundation for modern science, he actively promoted mathematics and astronomy as well as made advances in navigation and optics that helped elevate England to the foremost imperial power in the world. Centuries ahead of his time, his theoretical work included the concept of light speed and prototypes for telescopes and solar panels. Dee, the original “007” (his crown-given moniker), even invented the idea of a “British Empire,” envisioning fledgling America as the new Atlantis, himself as Merlin, and Elizabeth as Arthur.  But, as Jason Louv explains, Dee was suppressed from mainstream history because he spent the second half of his career developing a method for contacting angels. After a brilliant ascent from star student at Cambridge to scientific advisor to the Queen, Dee, with the help of a disreputable, criminal psychic named Edward Kelley, devoted ten years to communing with the angels and archangels of God. These spirit communications gave him the keys to Enochian, the language that mankind spoke before the fall from Eden. Piecing together Dee's fragmentary Spirit Diaries and scrying sessions, the author examines Enochian in precise detail and explains how the angels used Dee and Kelley as agents to establish a New World Order that they hoped would unify all monotheistic religions and eventually dominate the entire globe.  Presenting a comprehensive overview of Dee's life and work, Louv examines his scientific achievements, intelligence and spy work, imperial strategizing, and Enochian magick, establishing a psychohistory of John Dee as a singular force and fundamental driver of Western history. Exploring Dee's influence on Sir Francis Bacon, the development of modern science, 17th-cen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices